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J. Guterl 1 , R.D. Smirnov 1 , S.I. Krasheninnikov 1 , B. Uberuaga 2 , A.F. Voter 2 , D. Perez 2 1. University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA 2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 8754, USA 2014 Joint ICTP-IAEA Conference on Models and Data for Plasma-Material Interaction in Fusion Devices Contact: [email protected] Modeling of hydrogen desorption from tungsten surface This work is performed under the auspices of USDOE Grant No. DE-FG02-04ER54739 and the PSI Science Center Grant DE-SC0001999 at UCSD 1

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  • J. Guterl1, R.D. Smirnov1, S.I. Krasheninnikov1, B. Uberuaga2, A.F. Voter2, D. Perez2

    1. University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

    2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 8754, USA

    2014 Joint ICTP-IAEA Conference on Models and Data for Plasma-Material Interaction in Fusion Devices

    Contact: [email protected]

    Modeling of hydrogen desorption from

    tungsten surface

    This work is performed under the auspices of USDOE Grant No. DE-FG02-04ER54739

    and the PSI Science Center Grant DE-SC0001999 at UCSD 1

  • Hydrogen retention and recycling on metallic plasma-facing components are among key-issues

    for future fusion devices due to safety and operational reasons. For tungsten, which has been

    chosen as divertor material in ITER, desorption parameters experimentally measured for

    fusion-related conditions show a large discrepancy. In this paper, we investigate hydrogen

    recombination and desorption on tungsten surfaces by performing molecular dynamics

    simulations and accelerated molecular dynamics simulations to analyze adsorption states,

    diffusion, hydrogen recombination into molecules and desorption from tungsten surfaces,

    and clustering of hydrogen on tungsten surfaces. The validity of tungsten hydrogen

    interatomic potential is discussed in the light of MD simulations results, and hydrogen surface

    diffusion properties and effects of clustering on hydrogen desorption are analyzed. A kinetic

    model is introduced to describe the competition between surface diffusion, clustering and

    recombination, and different desorption regimes are identified. Characteristics of these regimes

    are compared to thermodesorption experiments data.

    Topics: H retention in W, H desorption from W surface, H clustering & diffusion on W

    surface, Temperature Accelerated molecular Dynamics, Molecular Dynamics

    2

    Abstract

  • 3

    In future fusion devices, retention and recycling of hydrogen isotopes in PFCs

    material induced by exposure of plasma facing components (PFCs) to continuous

    large plasma flux (~1020 βˆ’ 1024π‘šβˆ’2π‘ βˆ’1 ) during long periods ( ~400𝑠) are among key-issues due to:

    safety issues (total quantity of 𝐻3 < 700𝑔 in ITER)

    synergetic effects between plasma and PFCs

    impurities release in plasma

    Divertor in ITER + PFCs in DEMO are planned to be in tungsten

    Retention in PFCs modeled with reaction-diffusion equations (R-D) due to large

    time and space scales relevant for fusion reactor conditions

    Boundary conditions of R-D equations determined by surface processes:

    H desorption flux Γ𝑑𝑒𝑠 from W surface usually described as desorption of 𝐻2 formed by recombination of adsorbed H atoms on surface (second-order kinetic

    process):

    Γ𝑑𝑒𝑠 = 𝐾0π‘’βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‡

    πΎπ‘Ÿ

    𝑐𝑠2 (1)

    Introduction 1/3

    Understanding mechanisms involved in hydrogen retention and outgassing in

    W is essential

  • 4

    Experimental data show:

    Large discrepancies for 𝐾0 and 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 and contradictory temperature dependencies of πΎπ‘Ÿ (a)

    Several binding states for adsorbed hydrogen on tungsten

    surfaces observed in thermodesorption experiments

    [Tamm1971,Markelj2013]

    Desorption kinetic order may be different from 2 [Tamm1971]

    Desorption parameters ( 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠, 𝐾0) vary significantly when hydrogen surface coverage exceeds 0.5 (b,c) [Alnot1989]

    Introduction 2/3

    From [Roth2011]

    πΎπ‘Ÿ

    (a)

    (b) From [Alnot1989]

    π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’ πœƒ (x10)

    (c)

    From [Alnot1989]

    π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’ πœƒ (x10)

    surface processes are complex and may be not well described by (1)

    + desorption regime depends on surface coverage

  • However, surface processes may not affect retention if recombination rate

    coefficient is large enough (πΎπ‘Ÿ > 10βˆ’24π‘š4π‘ βˆ’1) [Roth2011, Causey2002]:

    True at high temperature but surface desorption regimes may be different for

    thermodesorption experiments (TDE) and for divertor in ITER conditions:

    In high-recycling regime: Γ𝑖𝑛 β‰ˆ Γ𝑑𝑒𝑠 and Γ𝑑𝑒𝑠 < Ξ“π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯ = 𝐾0 π‘’βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‡ (𝑐𝑠

    π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘)2, π‘π‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘ β‰ˆ 1019π‘šβˆ’2

    Better description of hydrogen desorption mechanisms from W surface is needed

    We propose to investigate atomic processes governing H surface

    desorption from W using molecular dynamics simulations (MD) 5

    Introduction 3/3

    Surface saturation by hydrogen?!?

  • W W

    𝐸𝑏 [𝑒𝑉]

    6

    Frozen W surface not relevant for H adsorption

    W-H adsorption energy πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  = πΈπ‘Šπ» βˆ’ 𝐸𝐻 βˆ’ πΈπ‘Š mapped by slowly approaching H along z-direction toward W

    surface maintained at T~0K by viscous force

    Hydrogen adsorption and diffusion on W surface 1/3

    (T)

    MD simulations setup: W-H Tersoff type potential Δ𝑑~0.1𝑓𝑠 Box β‰ˆ 8x8 lattice cells and surfaces Frozen W bottom layers

    : initial position of W atoms on relaxed surface

    πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  >𝐸𝐻22

    in agreement with 𝐻2 dissociation on W surface [Hickmott1960]

    Single H desorption at T>1600K with 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 = 2.91𝑒𝑉 [Hickmott1960] surface: tight-binding potential shows πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  = βˆ’2.4𝑒𝑉 for (B) site [Forni1992] W-H Juslin’s potential gives reasonable description of adsorption sites

    (B)

    (O)

    (D) (T)

    (B)

    (O)

    πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  = 2.4𝑒𝑉 𝐡 , 2.3𝑒𝑉 𝑇 , 2.1𝑒𝑉 𝑂 , 2𝑒𝑉 (𝐷) πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  = 1.6𝑒𝑉 𝐡 , 2.35𝑒𝑉 𝑇 , 2.4𝑒𝑉 𝑂

    x

    y

    z

  • Activation energies 𝐸(𝑖)β†’(𝑗) of hydrogen transition between adsorption sites needed

    to characterize diffusion of hydrogen on W surface

    πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  map not relevant for diffusion paths because H motion in x and y directions necessary to characterize transition

    Analysis of diffusion process on surface with Temperature accelerated MD

    (TAD, low T=500K, high T=1300K) used to calculated 𝐸(𝑖)β†’(𝑗)

    show (fig.2):

    Hydrogen adsorption and diffusion on W surface 2/3

    (T) (T2)

    additional ads. site (T2) with πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  = 2.15𝑒𝑉 (fig.1)

    transition 𝑇 β†’ 𝐡 : 𝐸 𝑇 β†’(𝐡) β‰ˆ 0.55𝑒𝑉

    transition 𝐡 β†’ 𝑇 : 𝐸 𝐡 β†’(𝑇) β‰ˆ 0.35𝑒𝑉

    𝐸(𝑖)β†’(𝑗) < 0.35𝑒𝑉 for other transitions

    transitions between adjacent ads. sites

    H migration between lattice cells

    through (B) sites.

    Transition analysis suggests that H diffusion on

    surface limited by transition 𝑇 β†’ 𝐡 and thus activation energy for diffusion 𝐸𝐷 β‰ˆ 𝐸(𝑇)β†’(𝐡) β‰ˆ

    0.55𝑒𝑉. BUT… (see next slide)

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    Act.energy for transitions btw adsorption sites

    W surface 𝐸𝑏 [𝑒𝑉]

    Figure 2

    Figure 1

  • 8

    BUT… 𝐸 𝑖 β†’ 𝑗 ,𝑗≠(𝐡) < 𝐸(𝑖)β†’(𝐡) β‡’ H explores (T,T2,O,D) before exploring (B)

    H easily migrates from (T) to (D) 𝐸 𝑇 β†’ 𝐷 < 0.1eV , which tends to modify effective

    potential structure in lattice cells and affect migration to other lattice cells:

    During TAD run, H resides in (T,T2,D,0) much longer

    than in (B) π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ (𝑇,𝑇2,𝐷,0)

    ~10βˆ’7𝑠>> π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ (𝐡)~10βˆ’9𝑠

    H diffusion on W surface might be complex:

    pre-exponential factor and 𝐸𝐷 in H diffusion coefficient

    may depend on temperature

    Experimental measurements of H diffusion coefficient on W surface for

    T>220K [Daniels1995] show 𝐸𝐷 β‰ˆ 0.30𝑒𝑉:

    in reasonable agreement with 𝐸𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒→(𝑇) β‰ˆ 0.35𝑒𝑉 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝐸(𝑇)β†’ 𝐡 β‰ˆ 0.55𝑒𝑉

    𝐸𝐷 < 𝐸(𝑇)β†’ 𝐡 in agreement with assumption of complex H diffusion

    Conclusions:

    W-H interatomic potential may well describe main features of adsorption sites on W

    surfaces

    Existence of many ads. sites may induce complex H diffusion on W surfaces

    Better assessment of W-H interatomic potential required (DFT?) for further

    quantitative analysis of adsorption and diffusion of H on W surfaces. For instance,

    existence of (D) sites is questionable regarding their narrowness.

    Hydrogen adsorption and diffusion on W surface 3/3

  • H molecular desorption = H recombination into 𝐻2 + desorption of 𝐻2 from surface

    𝐻2 dissociation experimentally observed on tungsten surface [Hickmott1960]

    β‡’ H recombination into 𝐻2 governs hydrogen molecular desorption

    MD simulations of H molecular desorption on W surface:

    Characteristic time of desorption process: πœπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ~ 1013π‘’βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‡

    βˆ’1

    𝑠

    Experimental H molecular desorption activation energy 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 β‰ˆ 1.6𝑒𝑉 [Tamm1971]

    High simulation temperatures required: for T 1𝑛𝑠

    TAD simulations cannot be used because dramatic decrease of TAD efficiency with more

    than one H

    At T>2000K, H diffuse from W surface into W bulk

    ⟹ dramatic decrease of H surface coverage πœƒ and of recombination rate of H into 𝐻2

    Injection of H at constant rate into bottom layers of W samples (fig. 3) to balance H

    desorption + maintain πœƒ > 0.1 + steady desorption to estimate desorption rates

    9

    Hydrogen molecular desorption from W surface 1/3

    H

    𝐻2

    tungsten

    𝐻

    Figure 3

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    At T=2500K (fig. 4):

    Desorption of H as single atom

    NO 𝐻2 desorption for π‘‘π‘ π‘–π‘š β‰ˆ 5𝑛𝑠 ≫ πœπ‘‘π‘’π‘ 

    MD results contradict experimental

    observations!

  • 10

    To determine why no H molecular desorption at T=2500K:

    Calculation of potential energy 𝐸𝑝 of 2 H atoms on frozen W

    surface moving toward each other along the same axis in the

    plan of W surface layer (z=0) to force H recombination (fig.

    5+6)

    Large and sharp H recombination barrier (~ 7eV)

    when H-H distance is about 1.6β„« (red curve on fig 6)

    Hydrogen molecular desorption from W surface 2/3

    Figure 5

    When all three-body interactions (TBI) involving H in

    Tersoff potential turned off (TBI amplitude 𝛾 = 0): no more large H recombination barrier (brown curve

    on fig. 6)

    In [Juslin2005], amplitude of H-W-H interactions

    π›Ύπ»βˆ’π‘Šβˆ’π» = 12.33 much larger than other TBI involving 2H (𝛾 < 0.1)

    Ξ³=0

    π‘ˆπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ = 𝑓𝑐 π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘— 𝑓𝑅 π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘— +1

    1 + 𝑓𝑐 π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘˜ π›Ύπ‘–π‘—π‘˜π‘” πœƒπ‘–π‘—π‘˜ π‘’πœ†3 π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘—βˆ’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘˜

    π‘˜β‰ π‘–,𝑗

    𝑓𝐴 π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘—π‘–β‰ π‘—π‘–

    Magnitude of TBI Tersoff potential

    Sharp recombination barrier β†˜ when π›Ύπ»βˆ’π‘Šβˆ’π» β†˜ (fig.6)

    activation energy 𝑬𝒓 for H recombination into π‘―πŸ on W surface may strongly depends on πœΈπ‘―βˆ’π‘Ύβˆ’π‘―

    Figure 6

  • 11

    activation energy πΈπ‘Ÿ for H recombination into 𝐻2 may strongly depend on π›Ύπ»βˆ’π‘Šβˆ’π» => validation with MD simulations at 2500K (fig. 7+8):

    𝐻2 desorption rate increases when π›Ύπ»βˆ’π‘Šβˆ’π» β†˜

    when Ξ³HWH > 1, desorption rate very low due to high value of πΈπ‘Ÿ > 2𝑒𝑉

    when γHWH = 0, 𝐻2 sticked to W surface, which may contradict 𝐻2 dissociation on W surface experimentally observed [Hickmott1960]

    0 < π›Ύπ»βˆ’π‘Šβˆ’π» < 1 to qualitatively reproduce H molecular desorption from W

    MD simulations for π›Ύπ»βˆ’π‘Šβˆ’π»= 0.55 and different temperatures: Arrhenius plot(fig. 9) gives 𝐸des β‰ˆ πΈπ‘Ÿ β‰ˆ 1.5𝑒𝑉 in agreement with exp. values 𝐸des β‰ˆ 1.6𝑒𝑉[Tamm1971]

    Conclusions:

    W-H potential in [Juslin2005] dot not qualitatively describe H recombination into 𝐻2 because TBI parameters

    πœΈπ‘―βˆ’π‘Ύβˆ’π‘― ~𝟎. πŸ“ needed when H molecular recombination expected in MD

    Hydrogen molecular desorption from W surface 3/3

    Figure 9

    𝛄𝐇𝐖𝐇 = 𝟏. πŸ‘πŸ“ 𝛄𝐇𝐖𝐇 = 𝟎. πŸ“πŸ“

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    Investigations on effects of high hydrogen surface concentration on hydrogen

    recombination process suggested by experimental data (fig. (b,c) [Alnot1989])

    MD simulations performed for H coverage πœƒ~0.1 on tungsten and surfaces at T=1500K (H atoms do not diffuse from W surface to W bulk)

    After ~10ps, stable elongated hydrogen clusters on W surfaces (fig. 10)

    Due to H-H distance >1.3β„« in clusters, weak H-H interactions in clusters ( 3)

    πΈπ‘π‘˜π» < 0.1𝑒𝑉 for small clusters (π‘˜ ≀ 3)

    Previously, πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  β‰ˆ 2.4𝑒𝑉 (slide 6) so increase of binding energy of H to W surface

    in large clusters: Ξ”E𝑏 =πΈπ‘π‘˜π» βˆ’ πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘ β‰ˆ 0.7𝑒𝑉. Ξ”E𝑏 weakly varies with cluster size

    Hydrogen clustering on tungsten surface 1/4

    t=1ns t=10ps t=0ps

    Figure 10

  • 13

    Ξ”E𝑏 due to sub-surface trapping sites (fig. 11), which can be reached by H atoms surrounded by other H

    Sub-surface trapping sites induce stronger binding of H atoms to W surface due to

    the presence of rows of W atoms above H atoms (fig. 11)

    T=1500K β‡’ πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘  β‰ˆ 107π‘ βˆ’1: Effects of H clustering on

    H desorption cannot be observed in MD simulations

    H clustering may affect hydrogen desorption by:

    increasing the residency time of H in the vicinity of other H atoms

    reducing qqty of isolated H which can recombine in small clusters(π‘˜ ≀ 3)

    affecting recombination path for two adjacent H atoms in clusters

    Formation and dissolution of k-atoms clusters at concentration π‘π‘˜ can be modeled as trapping & detrapping processes defined by:

    the trapping rate πœˆπ‘‘π‘Ÿ π‘˜ = πœˆπ‘‘π‘Ÿ,0𝑓 π‘˜ π‘’βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘Ÿ(π‘˜)

    𝑇 , the detrapping rate πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘ π‘˜ = πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘,0𝑓 π‘˜ π‘’βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘‘ π‘˜

    𝑇

    the desorption rate πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘˜ = πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ,0𝑓 π‘˜ π‘’βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ (π‘˜)

    𝑇 where 𝑓 π‘˜ ~π‘˜ (elongated cluster)

    Since Δ𝐸𝑏 weakly varies with the size of large clusters:

    𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 π‘˜ β‰ˆ 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 + Δ𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 where 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠=activation energy for recomb. of two isolated H

    𝐸𝑑𝑑 π‘˜ β‰ˆ 𝐸𝐷 + Δ𝐸𝑑𝑑 where Δ𝐸𝑑𝑑 = binding energy of hydrogen atom to cluster

    By definition, Δ𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠=0 for small clusters and for large clusters: Δ𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 > 0 or Δ𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 < 0

    Hydrogen clustering on tungsten surface 2/4

    Figure 11

  • 14

    NEB: Δ𝐸𝑑𝑑 ≲ Δ𝐸𝑏 = 0.7𝑒𝑉 for large clusters and Δ𝐸𝑑𝑑 < 0.1𝑒𝑉 for small clusters

    Exp. values of 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 :𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 β‰ˆ 1.6𝑒𝑉 [Tamm1971] β‡’ πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘  β‰ͺ πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘ (fast detrapping)

    When :

    total H surface concentration π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘ small enough to avoid cluster percolation: 𝐿𝑐 π‘˜ π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘ β‰ͺ 1 where 𝐿𝑐(π‘˜) = typical length of k-atoms clusters

    fast diffusion compared to cluster dissolution (π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π·π» ≫ πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘)

    No significant activation energy for trapping of H in clusters (πΈπ‘‘π‘Ÿ < 𝐸𝑑𝑑)

    Then cluster formation limited by diffusion of H atoms (πΈπ‘‘π‘Ÿ(π‘˜) β‰ˆ 𝐸𝐷)

    H clusters not diffusing on surface

    Within previous assumptions:

    equilibrium of cluster surface concentrations π’„π’Œ is determined by the balance between formation and dissolution of clusters

    coexistence of large and small clusters is only possible in a very narrow range of

    temperature and hydrogen concentration

    Surface coverage regime determined by the nucleation process of small clusters:

    if fast nucleation π‘ƒπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ =πœˆπ‘‘π‘Ÿ 2,3 πœƒ

    πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘ 2,3> 1 , large clusters dominate (large cluster regime LCR)

    if slow nucleation (π‘ƒπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ < 1), small clusters dominate (small cluster regime SCR)

    Δ𝐸𝑑𝑑 < 0.1𝑒𝑉 for small clusters, π‘ƒπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ β‰ˆ 𝐢0πœƒ with 𝐢0~𝑂 1 (LCR when πœƒ > 0.1)

    Hydrogen clustering on tungsten surface 3/4

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    Effects of H clustering on H desorption estimated with ratio R:

    𝑅 = πœˆπ‘‘π‘Ÿ π‘˜βˆ’1 πœƒπ‘˜βˆ’1 𝑐1πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘˜ πœƒπ‘˜πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘ π‘˜ πœƒπ‘˜

    desorption from kβˆ’atom cluster

    /πœˆπ‘‘π‘Ÿ 2 πœƒ1

    2πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘  2 πœƒ2

    πœˆπ‘‘π‘‘ 2 πœƒ2

    desorption from 2βˆ’atoms clusters

    β‡’ 𝑅 β‰ˆ πΆπ‘…π‘˜πœƒπ‘˜βˆ’1

    πœƒ1 π‘’βˆ’

    Ξ”πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ βˆ’Ξ”πΈπ‘‘π‘‘π‘‡ , 𝐢𝑅~𝑂(1) (2)

    Time evolution of πœƒπ‘‘π‘œπ‘‘ is then described by (3) where Γ𝑑𝑒𝑠 is the desorption flux

    π‘‘πœƒπ‘‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘‘π‘‘= Γ𝑑𝑒𝑠 β‰ˆ 2πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ,0𝑒

    βˆ’πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‡ πœƒ12 1 + πΆπ‘…π‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯

    πœƒπ‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯πœƒ1π‘’βˆ’Ξ”πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘ βˆ’Ξ”πΈπ‘‘π‘‘π‘‡

    𝑅

    , 𝐢𝑅~𝑂(1) (3)

    In LCR (π‘ƒπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ > 1), πœƒπ‘‘π‘œπ‘‘ β‰ˆ π‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯πœƒπ‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯ with πœƒπ‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯ ≫ πœƒπ‘˜ and πœƒπ‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯ ~πœƒ1π‘š with π‘š~π‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯:

    if 𝑅 ≫ 1, cluster-controlled desorption regime: H desorption dominated by recombination in large clusters and πœžπ’…π’†π’” ∝ πœ½π’•π’π’•. Effective desorption energy 𝑬𝒅𝒆𝒔 = 𝑬𝒅𝒆𝒔 + πš«π‘¬π’…π’†π’” βˆ’ πš«π‘¬π’…π’• and effective pre-exp. factor 𝝂𝒅𝒆𝒔,𝟎~𝝂𝒅𝒆𝒔,𝟎𝜽𝟏/πœ½π’•π’π’•

    If 𝑅 β‰ͺ 1, hydrogen desorption is dominated by recombination in small clusters and in SCR: πœžπ’…π’†π’”βˆ πœ½π’•π’π’•

    𝟐

    Experiments show 𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 β†˜ from 1.6𝑒𝑉 π‘‘π‘œ 1𝑒𝑉 and πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ,0 β†˜ by 8 orders when

    πœƒπ‘‘π‘œπ‘‘ > 0.5 [Alnot1989], which may be described with cluster model:

    transition from SCR to LCR is sudden, at πœƒ > 0.1 and in LCR πœƒπ‘˜π‘šπ‘Žπ‘₯πœƒ1≫ 1 β‡’ 𝑅 >> 1

    If in LCR : Δ𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 βˆ’ Δ𝐸𝑑𝑑 β‰ˆ βˆ’0.6𝑒𝑉 β‡’ Δ𝐸𝑑𝑒𝑠 β‰ˆ 0.1eV (weak effects of clustering on desorption)

    If in LCR : πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ~πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ,0πœƒ1

    πœƒπ‘‘π‘œπ‘‘β‰ͺ πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ,0 β‡’ qualitative description of πœˆπ‘‘π‘’π‘ ,0 drop when πœƒπ‘‘π‘œπ‘‘ > 0.5

    Hydrogen clustering on tungsten surface 4/4

    πœƒπ‘˜ =π‘π‘˜

    π‘π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› = surface coverage of k-atoms clusters

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    MD simulations performed with W-H Tersoff interatomic potential from [Juslin2005]

    H adsorption and diffusion on W surface:

    Many H ads. sites on W surfaces and main features of bridge sites and H migration

    between ads. sites are in qualitative agreement with experimental observations.

    Many adsorption sites may lead to complex H diffusion on W surface. But

    quantitative analysis strongly depends on interatomic potential.

    Hydrogen molecular desorption from W surface

    H molecular desorption not well described by W-H Tersoff interatomic potential

    Three-body interactions parameters of this potential should be adjusted to

    qualitatively reproduce main features of H recombination into 𝐻2.

    Hydrogen clustering on tungsten surface

    When H surface coverage is high, H clustering is observed on W surface

    Kinetic model to qualitatively describe effects of clustering on molecular desorption:

    large clusters regime where surface coverage is dominated by large H clusters. In

    this regime, sudden variations of desorption parameters when H surface coverage

    increases are qualitatively described by the model

    kinetic of H desorption from W surface may be not second-order.

    Quantitative descriptions of adsorption, diffusion and clustering of H on W surface

    however strongly depend on W-H interatomic potential, and better assessment of

    W-H potential for W-H interactions on W surface is thus required, e.g. with DFT.

    Summary